General Chat

Somebody on a cooking forum mentioned Ginger
Now all I smell is blooming smelly Ginger
Bork bork ;-) ;-)

Precisely supercrutch I couldn't agree more - same old same old on many of these social media sites etc

Well said.

You better not mean me Mrs I draw people to me like a moth :-P

I get sick of seeing some people :-P :-P ;-)

They have certainly lost their appeal for me , I am sick of seeing brexit everywhere I look.

I think there are various explanations.

Traditional forums (fora? for the Latin scholars) are somewhat old hat in their older sense and have been somewhat superseded by social media such as Faceache et al.

The reason?

Social media platforms are for more immediate, instant, which is really what users of such platforms crave. They really do want to receive a reply within a nanosecond commenting on their latest trip to the bathroom etc.
You do not get this instant ego-stroking response with a forum.
Sadly the days of the forum do seem to be diminishing which is a great shame as with that medium, people often gave more contemplative, measured responses.

have passed their peak?

Not just the genealogy forums which generally seem not so busy, but I was also talking to someone earlier who said the various forums ( business and property and others ) they go on seem to have dropped off this last year or two in terms of people posting. ( edit, especially new people posting)

There are lots of interesting sites and pages still but am I missing some good forums where 'everyone' goes? Or is there a move away from them and perhaps back to other hobbies or interests?